Midlands

12–18 March is Rural Housing Week across the Midlands and housing associations with the support of the NHF and HCA, are planning a range of events to promote the importance of rural housing within our East and West Midlands communities. 

Shropshire Housing Group is organising two drop-in events to showcase successful rural housing

14 Mar    Soulton Hall, Wem, Shropshire - 3-7pm

16 Mar    Ludlow Food Centre, Bromfield, Shropshire - 3-6pm

If you are interested in attending, please contact Sharon Turner

Stafford Borough Council and the HCA are holding a Rural Housing Learning and Development Seminar aimed at sharing good practice and knowledge

14 Mar     Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford – 10-2pm 

If you are interested in attending this event, contact Vicky Bodman

Also - keep an eye on the NHF’s website for more updates and events around Midlands Rural Housing Week

Also this month

New development is named after local fallen hero in Heckington, Lincolnshire

100th family moves into Coventry's Spirit Quarters scheme

Pupils help unveil extra care show flat at Goldfield Court in West Bromwich, Sandwell

Show homes open at Pannel Croft extra care village in Newtown, Birmingham

Links you might like

• Abbey Meadows, Leicester - an important new scheme has completed on the site of a former shoe factory
• Milton Keynes - following the closure of the Milton Keynes Partnership Committee, we are working with Milton Keynes Council to transfer functions to the local authority
• Public Land - See how we're creating a pipeline of surplus public sector land sites through the Midlands Local Land Initiative to accelerate the development of new homes
• Economic Assets - We are playing a bigger part in economic growth following the transfer of Regional Development Agency land and property assets to the HCA under a stewardship arrangement
• Community Green Deal - Read the report we've published jointly with the Sustainable Housing Action Programme on how low carbon retrofitting can be delivered on a large scale across communities
• Cotgrave, Notts - We're boosting economic growth by linking the redevelopment of the colliery site to the regeneration of the town centre

• North Coventry - Find out how the community-led WEHM regeneration scheme is progressing with involvement from cross-sector partners